GODFREY MEMORIAL LIBRARY

MEMBERSHIP






The library offers four levels of membership: Basic, Premium, Short Premium, and Guest. Click on the summary to see the membership benefits and fee schedule. The library is also open to the general public (visitors) for a daily user fee.

BASIC MEMBERSHIP: $ FOR ONE YEAR

Benefits:
  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub, and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. Remote online access to Basic digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings - $10 per session
  7. No discount on book sales

PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $ FOR ONE YEAR

Benefits:
  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. Remote online access to Premium digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. Membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Godfrey Genealogy Club meetings - included in membership
  7. 20% discount on in-library book purchases

SHORT PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $ FOR THREE MONTHS

Benefits:
  1. Same benefits as Premium Membership but for a shorter period of time

LONG PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: $ FOR 2-YEARS

Benefits:
  1. Same benefits as Premium Membership but for a longer period of time

LIMITED CONTENT GUEST MEMBERSHIP: Free

Benefits:
  1. Remote online access to Helpful Websites and People of Color category


In addition, the library offers two special membership categories, namely Visitors and Institutional membership.

VISITORS (General Public): $15/DAY USER FEE

Benefits:
  1. On-site access to physical and digital collections
  2. On-site access to Library Editions of Ancestry, MyHeritage, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, HeritageHub (obituaries), and American Ancestors
  3. On-site access to online Family History Library records not viewable from home
  4. On-site online access to Premium digital content on Godfrey Scholar (see below)
  5. No membership card allowing access to vital records at CT city and town halls
  6. Genealogy Club meetings - $10 per session (no additional day user fee)
  7. No discount on book sales
Guest Membership Group Rates: $100/day for up to 15 people; $200/day for 15 or more people

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (Libraries, Genealogy Clubs, etc.)

Call the library (860-346-4375) for information


Here are the digital contents available to Basic Members versus Premium Members

BASIC Online Digital Content
  • All 226 volumes of the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) with finding aids
  • More than 1,000 books including genealogies, biographies, memoirs, funeral sermons, and more
  • Curated links to more than 8,000 helpful websites organized by state and research topic

PREMIUM Online Digital Content - includes all BASIC Online Content, plus:
  • An additional 4,000 digitized resources (Godfrey Digital Collection)
  • Tens of thousands of unique records from local churches, cemeteries, funeral homes, and family Bibles
  • 19th century U.S. Newspapers database
  • London Times Digital database
  • MyHeritage database
  • Passenger and Immigration Lists Index database
  • HeritageHub obituary database
  • Civil War in Words and Deeds database
  • Ed Laput Cemetery Project - a searchable database of photos and descriptions of every headstone in more than 1000 Connecticut cemeteries.




134 Newfield Street (Route 3), Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-4375       Email refdesk@godfrey.org
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